Federal, N.Y. state bills seek to end electric shock treatment for people with disabilities

File Photo A therapist wears a remote shocking device on his belt as he monitors Joshua Wood, an autistic student at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. on July 15, 2014. Photo Courtesy: AP

(New York Daily News): New York state is renewing two recent pieces of legislation. One of them is a long-running fight over the practice of using electric shocks on people with disabilities as a behavior modification tool and the second one is the role of New York taxpayer dollars in funding the only school in… Continue reading Federal, N.Y. state bills seek to end electric shock treatment for people with disabilities

September target for first UK satellite launch

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(BBC): All eyes are now on Newquay in Cornwall for the first ever satellite launch from UK soil. Sir Richard Branson’s US company Virgin Orbit successfully placed another seven spacecraft in orbit from California at the weekend and is now focused on moving operations to England. “Everything now is about getting to Cornwall,” said Flt… Continue reading September target for first UK satellite launch

Sri Lanka energy minister warns petrol stocks about to run dry

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(BBC): Sri Lanka’s energy minister has issued a stark warning over the country’s fuel stocks as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. On Sunday, Kanchana Wijesekera said the nation only had enough petrol left for less than a day under regular demand. He also said its next petrol shipment was… Continue reading Sri Lanka energy minister warns petrol stocks about to run dry

Corona infection confirmed in 40 people in last 24 hours

Kathmandu: In the last 24 hours, 40 more people have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus meanwhile no death cases have been reported. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the PCR test of 1,847 people confirmed the infection in 34 people and the antigen test of 1,163 people confirmed the… Continue reading Corona infection confirmed in 40 people in last 24 hours

CPN UML forms three new departments

Kathmandu: CPN-UML has formed three new departments. The secretariat meeting held on Sunday formed the Department of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management, Department of Forest and Environment and Department of Finance and Planning, said Prithvi Subba Gurung, head of the Publicity Department.

Information and broadcasting department to provide online services only

Kathmandu: All the services provided by the Department of Information and Broadcasting will now be provided via online platform. Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki inaugurated the BRLMS, DMS, Information Management System and cash SMS online system provided by the department today. The department had started information management system under online service… Continue reading Information and broadcasting department to provide online services only

237,000 tourists visited Nepal in last six months

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Kathmandu: In the first six months of 2022, a total of 237,696 tourists have visited Nepal. Tourist arrivals have seen encouraging improvements as the Corona virus (Covid-19) epidemic has receded and travel restrictions have been lifted. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 46,957 tourists visited Nepal in June alone. As per the NTB in February… Continue reading 237,000 tourists visited Nepal in last six months